Singer, actor and activist died on April 25 at the age of 96. His legacy spans stage, screen and political activism.
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The training center, which welcomed Rosa Parks and John Lewis before they became famous, still empowers and inspires marginalized Americans to use their own voices and talents.
A long-lost letter from prison by a civil rights activist provides a window on the pivotal role protesters in South Carolina played in fighting segregation.
Though he had a speech impediment and came from humble beginnings, John Lewis went on to become a giant of the civil rights movement.
Some lament that today’s anti-racism movement has no charismatic leaders like the civil rights era did. Such comparisons don’t reflect the real history of the struggle for Black equality in the US.
Young men make up the majority of black people killed by police in the US. That’s fed a perception that black women are somehow shielded from the threat of police violence. They aren’t.
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Professor of History
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Doctoral candidate, University of South Carolina
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Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis
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Professor of History and Social and Economic Justice, Lycoming College
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Associate Professor of History; Director Center for Civil Rights History and Research, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh